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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Share of EDVs in 2050. —David McCollum.

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DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

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The developed technology must be for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) or Electric Vehicle (EV). Lower cost operation due to replacing diesel with lower cost fuel alternatives. Area of Interest (AOI) 1: Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Powertrain Electrification. Reduced reliance on petroleum.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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It takes really long to form fossil fuels They are air pollutants – Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases causes air pollution Global warming – as a result of greenhouse gas emission, atmospheric temperature increases ( how? ). Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2

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DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

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Getting to the point where biomass could provide 100% of vehicle liquid fuels requires reducing the need for fuel through efficiency and demand management, including deployment of electricity or hydrogen fuel alternatives. 3%), and these costs can be made up for in fuel cost savings of more efficient advanced vehicles.

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UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

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As a result, the authors note, industry faces only technological and economic constraints in choosing the optimal fuel mix to comply with the program. Cynthia Lin (2013) “ A Report on the Economics of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Cost Containment Mechanisms.” In many respects, the LCFS is a first-of-its-kind regulation.

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Study Concludes That Large-Scale Transport of Ethanol Could Negate Its Economic and Environmental Benefits Compared to Gasoline

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The analysis emphasizes the importance of regional alternative fuel strategies. Ethanol should be pursued in areas near feedstock production, while different transportation fuel alternatives, such as plug-in hybrids, should be explored in other areas remote from feedstock sources. Wakeley et al. Wakeley, Chris T.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

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Before greenhouse gasses became a global concern, before we came to terms with the inevitable limits of fossil fuels, natural gas would have been a logical fuel alternative to petroleum. And today natural gas is a critical fuel for electricity generation. Natural gas, like petroleum, is not forever.

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